Sights at Dambadeniya, circa 13th Century AD, Sri Lanka.

Sights at Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka.

Wash basin chiselled out of granite.

Entrance to the covered stupa.

Pillars chiselled out of granite.

Painted figure of a 'Naga' guarding the entrance to the old repository of the tooth relic.

Old 'Dalada Maligawa', Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka, 13th Century AD.

Statue of the Second Parakramabahu (1234 AD).

The repository of the 'Sacred Tooth Relic' in 1234 Ad.

A stone stairway.

Dambadeniya, old Dalada Maligawa, Sri Lanka.

Old paintings on the outer walls and roof.

Decorative design on the roof.

Wooden carvings of 'inverted lotuses' on the top of the granite pillar.

These belong to the 13th Century AD, when Dambadeniya was the capital of the Sinhalese King Parakrama Bahu the Second.

Dambadeniya, some scenes.

The Stupa covered with a roof.

An old 'Mal-aasana' - flower pedestral of stone.

Ornamental steps leading to the inner area of the old Dalada Maligawa.